Lawan rejects APC chairmen’s mediation offer – TheNigerialawyer

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Monday rejected an
offer from the Forum of All Progressives Congress Chairmen to act
as peacemakers whenever there was crisis between the presiding
officer and any senator in the 9th Assembly.

The Chairman of the APC chairmen forum, Abba Dalori, had offered
the President of the Senate his group’s intervention whenever there
was crisis between Lawan and any senator or groups of senators.

But Lawan, who received his guests on the National Assembly
premises, said there would be no need for such intervention because
the Senate and the Presidency had one focus.

He said, “When we campaigned for elections into the offices of
the President of the Senate and Deputy President of the Senate, the
party must have seen how loyal and committed senators were. This
was clearly different from what happened in 2015.

“Therefore, Mr Chairman of chairmen, I don’t think I will ever
invite you to come and intervene on my behalf when I will have any
issue with any senator.

“I owe them a lot and should I disagree with someone, the matter
would be resolved among us. The Executive and the Legislature in
this respect with the dominance of the APC in the Senate and the
APC administration, we have one course, one focus and one
direction.”

Dalori had earlier urged the Senate to cooperate with the
Presidency and work seamlessly with the Executive.